Profile of the electoral division of Bowman (Qld)

State/Territory:

Queensland

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

27 March 2018

First election this name was used at:

1949 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2019 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Bowman (2018) [PDF 559KB]
Map of the Division of Bowman (2017) [PDF 3.25MB]
Download Queensland GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named in honour of David Bowman, 1860–1916, one of the first members of the Labour party in the Queensland Parliament (1899–1902 and 1904–1916) who rendered valuable service in the interests of the community.

Area

536 sq km

Location description

The Division of Bowman consists of:

• part of the Redland City Council, and
• part of the Brisbane City Council.

Demographic Rating:

Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details